Music to Procrastinate To Playlist

Brooklyn native Jermey Malvin returns as Chrome Sparks with his debut and self titled LP. Shortly after starting producing electronic music in 2010 in his college dorm in Ann Arbor, Michigan Chrome Sparks explodes onto the scene with his breakout track “Marijuana” in 2012 and signed with the electronic mega label Future Classic shortly after. After a string of EP releases with My <3 and Malvin Sparks It’s time for Jermey to show us what he can do with a full length project. And his debut single O, My Perfection is a perfect start.

Parallelephants are a local synth pop band based out of San Antonio TX. Since I currently reside there, I’m pretty hip to what’s popular as far as local talent goes. This is my favorite local band and they don’t half as much love as they deserve in my opinion. Their unique blend of electronic, alternative and hip hop gives them a unique voice in the city that can’t be easily replicated.

Choker is back for his second EP Honeybloom and I couldn’t be happier. Seemingly out of nowhere he dropped this project with little to no promotion. Not one for social media, only sporting a Twitter account that tweets about twice a year. Choker mysteriously crept back onto the scene with a cryptic tweet stating that his new project was out now. He’s the type of artist who communicates through music only. And he has every right to because Honeybloom is amazing from start to finish.

Producer/Songwriter Christian Berishaj aka JMSN has been on my radar for as long as I’ve been digging for music. Since I discovered his music in 2012 he’s dropped multiple projects and all of them deliver.

Australian producers Hugo Gruzman and James Lyell come together as the electronic music duo Flight Facilities.

Their first original song just happened to be what pushed them in to the lime light. Crave you, written and performed by Giselle Rosselli. Crave you is a poppy house track about being interested in someone who doesn’t know you exist.

This song includes two people previously introduced on my playlist. Which I try my hardest not to do for the sake of variety. But sometimes rules are meant to be broken. The reason both of these artists are back is because of their exceptional bodies of work. Every project released by them have equally resonated with me in some way or another.

20 Year old Mac Ayres exploded quickly with his first EP “Drive Slow”. As a kid from Sea Cliff, NY. He moved to Boston to attend the Berkeley College of Music. Being around so many different artists allowed him to explore different styles until he found the grove for his EP.

Matthew Tavares or Matty as he’s known by friends and family is the keyboardist of BadBadNotGood who has taken time away from touring to work on a solo project. Fear not, he’s very much still apart of the band and his colleges support him 100%. With the blessings of his bandmates and a temporary leave of absence Matthew had time to work on his first solo EP Déjàvu as Matty.

19 year old Pablo Muńoz struck gold with a song called Everytime off his first EP Roy Pablo. His song only got a few thousand views at first but got 30,000 views because it was posted to reddit page r/listentothis. After that a YouTube algorithm put his music video in everyone’s recommended list and the rest is history as his track shot up to a million views in over a month.

Connan Mockasin and Sam Dust combine as Soft Hair to release their self titled EP. Once mortal enemies after both Connan and Sam’s bands were accused of stealing a very expensive fiberglass pig from a mansion party they both were booked to perform at. Fights ensued and it was later found out that Connan’s bassist was the culprit and he was fired on the spot.

Vancouver band Winona Forever is one of my favorite discoveries of this year. With two EP’s under their belt and a new EP on the way, “Heads Or Tails” is Proving to be their strongest single yet. With jazzy horns, a groovy bass line and some of the best drumming I’ve heard from an indie band in a while. Winona Forever is rising fast.

Sean Nicholas Savage is Canadian singer by way of Arbutus Records and is one of my greatest discoveries since diving deep into the indie scene. His voice has so much character to it. Even after listening to him a few times, every song is full of sophisticated energy. And with six projects under his belt your sure to find the right vibe for the occasion.

Where do I start? Nick Hakim’s soulful voice hit me like a truck. Somuch so that I remember where I was when I first heard him. I wastrying Japanese shaved ice for the first time (Not a fan) and thissong was playing in the store. Me being a music nut I got up out of myseat and politely demanded the name of the song. I immediately put itinto my playlist and had it on repeat for days.

This is Jerry Paper. His unique style of indie synth pop is something I can only describe as “Toy Box Music”. The aesthetic is very lo-fi and minimalistic with child like instrumentals that could brighten any mood. His happy go lucky style brings out your inner child as he sings with an awkwardness you can’t help but love.

Tommy Paxton-Bexley AKA Toronto artist River Tiber has been making waves since early 2013. After growing up studying music and playing multiple instruments as a child he began to show his talents not only as a producer but as an vocalist as well. Let You Go blends electronic R&B with downtempo and lo-fi for a chilling blend of late night vibes...

Sebastian Carandang is the Asian American artist known as Yeek. With less than $1000 in his bank account he packed his car and set out from Florida to Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a musician. Now on his second EP Sebastian he’s found his rhythm. Mixing electronic, hip hop and indie music in refreshing way...

Let’s talk about Steve Lacy. California native, guitarist for the the Grammy nominated band the internet and now solo sensation. After honing his skills working on the Internet album Ego Death He dropped his first solo EP Steve Lacy’s Demo.